Air traffic is taking off again and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is holding a job fair to fill open positions.

The Airport Job Fair on Thursday, Aug. 19 will include more than 25 employers looking for new hires, representing a broad section of businesses based at MSP. Open jobs include customer service agents and security; retail and restaurant positions including managers, baristas, servers and cooks; sales associates and cashiers. The jobs offer competitive pay and many provide benefits.

View some of the current open positions on this job board.

What: MSP Airport Job Fair

When: Thursday, Aug. 19, noon to 4 p.m.

Where: Terminal 1, Silver Ramp, ground level

FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED

Transportation and Directions

Public transportation is a convenient way to get to the event.

Attendees can take either the Metro Blue Line or the Metro Transit Route 54 bus to Terminal 1 at MSP. The event is taking place just inside from the doors at the bus stop.

From the Blue Line station, go up the escalators to the tram level at Terminal 1 and follow signs to the Silver Ramp.

Drive and park: Drive to Terminal 1 and park in either the Red or Blue ramp. Proceed by foot to the tram level lobby for those ramps and follow signs to the Silver Ramp. Parking will not be validated.

The technology systems he works with support almost every digital display a person might come across at MSP. That includes flight information displays, the digital signs on the inbound roadway at Terminal 1, the interactive directories at both terminals, the monitors that display wait times for the security checkpoints, electronic wayfinding signs, and the airline common-use check-in kiosks recently installed in Terminal 1’s Departures Hall – to name a few.

As an employee of the Information Technology department, Swartzer’s work touches almost every moment of a passenger’s journey, from the technology that controls MSP’s passenger processing to the airport’s heating and cooling systems.

Swartzer was adopted from South Korea and grew up in Delano, Minn. After high school, he attended Alexandria Technical College and obtained his avionics license to work on airplanes’ mechanical systems.

Following that two-year degree, he furthered his education at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, where he earned a Management Information Systems degree.

Swartzer, who is married and has two children, then worked as a software engineer, a project manager and a systems analyst before joining the MAC in 2012. Initially, he worked in a position that supported an internal software program used by MAC employees.

A few years later, he applied for an opening at the MAC that would have him working with airport computer systems all over the MSP campus.

“I jumped at the opportunity, which was something new and let me learn more about the airport as a business,” Swartzer said.

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The family-friendly event drew aviation buffs of all ages and -- in addition to the airplanes -- featured food trucks, airport maintenance equipment, aerial displays and some fun and games. 

A long list of retired military aviators were also on hand to share their stories and answer questions about their experiences.

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Paul International Airport (MSP) when it launches new seasonal and year-round service to destinations in Florida and North Carolina this fall.

The new non-stop routes include a new destination for MSP with the start of year-round service between MSP and Asheville, NC (AVL) beginning in October. Allegiant will also start seasonal service to Palm Beach, FL (PBI) that same day. Year-round service to Punta Gorda, FL (PGD) will begin on Oct 8.

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Since March 2020, the booth had been located in a niche next to the Prince store in the Airport Mall. Now anyone, with or without a ticket to fly, can visit the kiosk.

The REAL ID booth hours are  9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. It is closed for lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day.  

Learn more here.

Momentum for air travel continues to build and we want to know what you're thinking as the summer travel season reaches its peak.

MSP Airport is soliciting input from would-be travelers via a survey that gauges attitudes about and interest in air travel. The answers help shape the MSP travel experience as the COVID-19 era begins to wane.

Even if you’ve already taken the survey, please feel free to take it again, as your thoughts and answers may have changed over time.

Survey takers have shown interest in MSP's safety initiatives, such as the increased presence of hand sanitizer dispensers, the face mask requirement and the airport’s efforts to increase physical distancing. All of those efforts are part of the airport's Travel Confidently program.

Thank you for your continued interest in helping us make air travel as safe and comfortable as possible.